New Jersey.
Princeton Plainsboro Teaching Hospital.
"I can see!"
Under Dr. Chase's treatment, Keith, the patient who had been destined to go permanently blind from a blood clot, soon regained his sight.
Outside the Operating Room.
"An excellent diagnosis and treatment."
The beautiful Dr. Cameron looked at Dr. Chase approvingly. "Eyes may not matter to House, but they matter enormously to sixteen-year-old Keith.
You saved his life in every sense of the word!"
"Nicely done!"
Dr. Foreman chimed in as well.
"..."
Dr. Chase looked a little awkward.
"What, is there a problem?"
Dr. Cameron sounded surprised, but also a little pleased. "Was it House's idea?
I thought he only cared about winning against Dr. Duncan and didn't care at all about Keith's quality of life after recovery."
"No."
Dr. Chase was conflicted.
"No way!"
Dr. Foreman was the first to catch on, and his gaze at Dr. Chase was full of exasperation.
"This wasn't your idea or House's. It was Adam Duncan's, wasn't it?
You contacted him behind our backs, didn't you?"
"Chase..."
Dr. Cameron froze for a moment, but quickly regained her composure.
"Actually, that's fine. Whatever Chase's motives were, Keith's eyes were saved.
And Chase took the risk of being discovered and fired by House. He still deserves the credit!"
Then, thinking of something, she said to Dr. Foreman, "Neither of us should say anything."
"Heh."
Dr. Foreman sneered. "You think he can fool House?
If he really had fooled him, he wouldn't have looked so hesitant just now.
After all, he already fooled us once, didn't he?"
When Keith had first gone blind, Cameron had suggested secretly asking Adam whether there was a solution.
But Chase first encouraged her to ask on her own, and then Foreman pointed out that doing so risked getting fired by